apakwaadan
Ojibwe
Etymology
- apakwe (put on a roof, cover a lodge) + -d (act on)
Verb
apakwaadan (stem apakwaad-, changed conjunct form epakwaadang)
- roof (something)
- Aaniin epiichiid gaa-anokaadang waakaa'igan. Zhigwa na odapakwaadaan.
- How far along is he with the work on the house? Is he putting the roof on it yet?
- Aaniin epiichiid gaa-anokaadang waakaa'igan. Zhigwa na odapakwaadaan.
Related terms
- -apakwe
References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/apakwaadan-vti